Marston School Library 5th Grade Summer Reading Lists, 2006

*The summer is a great time to read for pleasure. Sometimes it is hard to decide what to read next. When this happens, talk to friends to see what they are reading, go to a bookstore and look at the books on display to see if any are interesting and, of course, visit the library for ideas—their books are free. Also, try some of the books on this list. So find a spot under a tree, on a blanket at the beach, or a quiet spot in your house and let the adventures begin!

*Don’t forget to register for Lane Library’s Summer Reading Program "Treasure Reading" and Barnes and Noble’s Summer Reading Program where you have a chance to earn 2 free books.

Authors who written so many good books, it’s hard to mention just one. Try more than one story by these authors:

Andrew Clements

Frindle, A Week in the Woods, The Janitor’s Boy…

Gary Paulsen

Hatchet (Series), The Haymeadow…

Judy Blume

Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself…

Jerry Spinelli

Crash, Maniac Magee, Loser…

Louis Sachar

Small Steps (sequel to "Holes"), There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom…

Sharon Creech

Ruby Holler, Redbird, Walk Two Moons, Replay…

Lois Lowry

Number the Stars, The Giver…

Gordon Korman

Island Series, On the Run Series, Kidnapped Series…

Avi

Poppy Series, Don’t You Know There’s a War On…

Dan Gutman

Babe & Me, Honus & Me, Jackie & Me…

Garth Nix

Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday…

Eva Ibbotson

Dial-a-Ghost, The Secret of Platform 13…

Shel Silverstein

Runny Babbit, A Light In the Attic…

Dick King-Smith

Lady Lollipop, Funny Frank, Magnus Powermouse

Harry Mazer

A Boy At War (trilogy)

Roald Dahl

Matilida, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches…

Bill Wallace

Goosed, Coyote Autumn, No Dogs Allowed

Other Books to Try:

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Kate DiCamillo

Indian in the Cubboard (series)

Lynn Reid Banks

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Robert C. O’Brien

Ida B…and her plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World

Katherine Hannigan

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Tony DiTerlizzi

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

The Great Brain

John D. Fitzgerald

The Trouble with Tuck

Theodore Taylor

My Side of the Mountain

Jean Craighead George

Small Steps (sequel to Holes)

Louis Sachar

The Land of Elyon Series

Patrick Carman

Cricket in Times Square

George Selden

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

Flush (sequel to "Hoot")

Carl Hiasson

The Golden Compass Trilogy

Philip Pullman

Chet Gecko Mysteries

Bruce Hale

Chasing Vermeer

Blue Balliet

Inkheart (#1), Inkspell (#2)

Cornelia Funke

Eragon (#1), Eldest (#2)

Christopher Paolini

Hank the Cowdog (series)

John R. Erickson

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Patricia Reilly Giff

The Edge Chronicles (Series)

Paul Steward and Chris Riddell

Charlie Bone Series

Jenny Nimmo

Varjak Paw

S.F. Said

Warriors Series

Erin Hunter

Guys Write For Guys Read

Jon Scieszka

Bunnicula (series)

James Howe

Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Joseph Egan

Defiance

Valerie Hobbs

Earthquake Terror

Peg Kehret

Zulu Dog

Anton Ferreria

Al Capone Does My Shirts

Gennifer Choldenko

Chocolate Fever

Robert Kimmel Smith

In addition to these suggestions, some students had the opportunity in computer to search for books according to their individual lexile scores and topic preferences. To do this from home, log on to www.lexile.com and click on "Families." Click on "Lexile Book Database," scroll down and type in the lexile range. This will give books appropriate for each child’s reading level.